Top Cooking Classes in Germany

Kochfabrik Köln ★ 4.8

Cologne's most-booked cooking school, located in the Belgian Quarter at Händelstrasse. Professional kitchens with induction stations and premium equipment.

Eat Like a Berliner with Kit Schulte ★ 4.7

Kit Schulte's market-to-table class begins at Winterfeldtmarkt, selects seasonal produce with the group, then moves to a Schoeneberg kitchen.

Kochateliers Köln ★ 4.6

Kochateliers is a well-equipped cooking school within the PLANA kitchen showroom in Ehrenfeld, offering a broad programme of international cuisine classes.

Polettos Kochschule ★ 4.6

Cornelia Poletto's Eppendorf cooking school runs Mediterranean evening classes from her Eppendorfer Landstrasse kitchen, focused on perfect pasta, Mediterranean fish, antipasti and truffle dishes.

TipTruffle and pasta sessions sell out earliest; book at least two months ahead.

Hensslers Kueche ★ 4.5

Steffen Henssler's cooking school on Neumuehlen in Hamburg-Altona has taught sushi and Californian-Japanese cuisine to home cooks since 2015.

TipBook online; the Sushi Secrets course is the entry-level. Henssler himself appears occasionally.

Cucina Cornelia Poletto ★ 4.5

Cornelia Poletto's Italian cooking school on Goernestrasse in Hamburg's Eppendorf runs evening and weekend classes in her own kitchen, with focused Italian.

TipBook online; the weekend pasta class is the entry-level. Cornelia Poletto often teaches in person.

Genusswerkstatt ★ 4.5

Genusswerkstatt in Munich's Haidhausen-Franzosenviertel is Alexander Gode's cooking school with co-chef Zara Valenti; private-kitchen style classes for small.

esswahres ★ 4.4

esswahres is a Cologne cooking school on Berrenrather Strasse focused on seasonal German cuisine and plant-forward cooking in a relaxed domestic kitchen.

Schuhbecks Kochschule ★ 4.4

Alfons Schuhbeck's cooking school on Platzl in Munich's Altstadt reopened autumn 2024 for hands-on classes; Bavarian Home Cooking and Schuhbeck Classics.

Goldhahn und Sampson Cooking School (Prenzlauer Berg) ★ 4.3

Goldhahn und Sampson's Prenzlauer Berg cooking school at Helmholtzplatz runs 126 courses across cuisines from Arabic and Vietnamese to German fermentation.

Kochschule Hamburg ★ 4.3

Kochschule Hamburg on Beim Alten Gaswerk in Hamburg-Bahrenfeld has taught German, Italian and Asian cooking from a converted gasworks studio since 2008.

TipBook online; the half-day German classics class includes Labskaus and Schnitzel.

Bilou Kitchen ★ 4.3

Bilou Kitchen in Munich's Westend runs cooking classes in a creative space; Lebanese, Mediterranean and baking-focused workshops with English-language.

Goldhahn und Sampson Cooking School (Charlottenburg) ★ 4.2

Goldhahn und Sampson's Charlottenburg school on Wilmersdorfer Strasse runs classes daily Monday to Saturday with a pastry and bread focus alongside Italian.

Kochbox Berlin Mitte ★ 4.2

Kochbox in Berlin Mitte sits a short walk from Hackescher Markt and Alexanderplatz, offering hands-on cooking classes in English and German.

Holm Kaffeeroesterei Coffee School ★ 4.2

Holm Kaffeeroesterei Coffee School on Lindenthalgürtel in Cologne runs barista and brewing courses for €55 per session; latte art, pour-over and espresso.

Genussakademie Frankfurt ★ 4.2

The Genussakademie is Frankfurt's largest cooking school, running classics, baking and top-chef courses plus show-cooking dinners at Ludwigstraße 33-37.

TipBestseller courses book out weeks ahead; the Lunch Club by chef Richard Wangler is the daytime way to sample the kitchen.

Iimori Sushi Cooking Class ★ 4.2

Iimori's sushi classes on Braubachstraße teach rice, fillings and maki rolling in 2.5 to 3 hours, ending with a shared meal and dessert from her own bakery.

TipDates sell out months ahead; vegetarians and vegans get adapted ingredients if flagged when booking directly with the house.

Eataly Cooking School ★ 4.2

Eataly Munich runs its Italian cooking school in the basement below the Schrannenhalle market floor; hands-on classes for pasta, bread and Italian regional.

Iimori Macaron Baking Class ★ 4.1

Azko Iimori teaches macaron baking from 17:00 in her Frankfurt pâtisserie, €60 with coffee, tea and your own box to carry home as edible proof of the evening.

TipEvening courses run a few dates per season and fill first; the take-home box is the souvenir argument for booking early.

ONA MOR Cocktail Workshop ★ 4.0

ONA MOR Cocktail Workshop on Roonstrasse in Cologne's Kwartier Latäng runs evening cocktail-making classes for €65 per person; classic and seasonal cocktail.

Mirko Reeh Kochwelt ★ 4.0

TV chef Mirko Reeh runs his Bornheim cooking school on Wiesenstrasse, themed workshops from Tuscany menus to Thai and baking nights for groups and singles.

TipThe office answers Monday, Wednesday and Friday only; event-style courses like Big Bottle Friday sell as group bookings.

MainÄppelHaus Lohrberg Courses ★ 4.0

The MainÄppelHaus on Frankfurt's Lohrberg teaches fermentation and fruit-processing courses beside its orchard meadows and cider press on the city's edge.

TipThe seasonal course list posts on the site; autumn juice-pressing days let you turn your own apples into bottles.

Mangostin Kochkurse (Joseph Peter Asia) ★ 4.0

Joseph Peter's Mangostin Asia cooking school in Munich's Untersendling runs full-day Thai, Vietnamese and Sushi classes inside the Mangostin Asia restaurant.

La Cocina Kochschule ★ 3.9

La Cocina Kochschule in Hamburg Neustadt runs classes across Thai, sushi, Spanish tapas, fish, steak and vegetarian cuisines from a Ludwig-Erhard studio.